Paul Thurrott

Paul Thurrott is an award-winning technology journalist and blogger with 30 years of industry experience and the author of 30 books. He is the owner of Thurrott.com and the host of three tech podcasts: Windows Weekly with Leo Laporte and Richard Campbell, Hands-On Windows, and First Ring Daily with Brad Sams. He was formerly the senior technology analyst at Windows IT Pro and the creator of the SuperSite for Windows from 1999 to 2014 and the Major Domo of Thurrott.com while at BWW Media Group from 2015 to 2023. You can reach Paul via email, Twitter or Mastodon.

Paul Thurrott’s Recent Posts

Viva Engage, More Coming Soon to Microsoft 365

At its Inspire 2022 virtual conference today, Microsoft announced Viva Engage and a host of…

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (Gen 7) Review

Lenovo’s 7th-generation ThinkPad X1 Yoga is a premium, business-class PC with terrific looks, durability, and…

Announcing Hands-On Windows!

I’m happy to announce that I’m starting a new weekly podcast with TWiT, Hands-On Windows,…

Halo Infinite Network Campaign Coop Beta is Live

The Halo Infinite Network Campaign Coop Beta has started, allowing gamers to test this gameplay…

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Gen 10) First Impressions

I barely had time to unpack the 10th-generation Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon before we left…

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Three Years (Premium)

Steven Sinofsky once observed that three years is “about right” for each release of Windows.…

Microsoft Refreshes Three Windows 11 Apps for Insiders

Microsoft says that Windows Insiders in the Dev channel will see major updates to the…

Netflix Partners with Microsoft on Ads

Netflix plans to introduce a new low-cost, ad-based version of its streaming video service, and…

Google Issues the Final Android 13 Beta Update

Google announced today that it has delivered Android 13 Beta 4, the final pre-release version…

Quick Hands-On: iOS 16 Public Beta

With my Alaska cruise just a few days away, I naturally installed the iOS 16…

PowerToys 0.60 Arrives with Windows 11 Features

Microsoft recently upgraded its PowerToys suite of power user utilities to version 0.60 with a…

Apple Severs Ties with Jony Ive

Apple has had it with Jony Ive, and it has walked away from its 30-year…

Twitter Sues Elon Musk

As expected, Twitter has sued Elon Musk for reneging on his deal to acquire the…

Microsoft Announces End of Support Date for .NET Core 3.1

Microsoft announced today that .NET Core 3.1, a predecessor to .NET 5 and 6, will…

Google One Now Provides Enhanced Video Calling

Google One subscriptions now provide a premium Workspace capability that was previously available only to…

Microsoft Launches a Back-to-School Sale

Microsoft has launched its annual back-to-school sale, but this one comes with a twist: it…

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